Biden Admin Clarifies: Ceasefire Applies to Only One Side
The Al-Monitor report notes Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza, allegedly 'rattling a ceasefire.' What it doesn't mention is that for the Biden administration, a ceasefire often appears to imply a unilateral cessation of resistance, not a mutual cessation of violence. This isn't rattling; it's a pattern. Just weeks ago, President Biden signed off on another $14 billion in military
aid to Israel (HR 815, Section 7044, signed Feb 13, 2024), despite rising civilian casualties. This ongoing support, often pushed through by politicians who receive significant contributions from pro-Israel PACs—like Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) who received $253,391 from pro-Israel groups in the 2022 cycle, per OpenSecrets—allows this cycle of violence to continue, uninterrupted by US 'concerns.'
(OpenSecrets.org, 'Pro-Israel' PACs, 2022 cycle). One might wonder at what point a 'shaky ceasefire' just becomes the status quo of normalized aggression, carefully curated by a media that often frames state-sponsored aerial bombardments as mere 'rattling,' rather than deliberate acts of war. How many 'ceasefires' must be unilaterally violated before the term itself becomes Orwellian?